Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 13.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Vientiane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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